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4-Color Espresso Tonic Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Monochromatic harmony

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4-Color Espresso Tonic Palette

4-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Monochromatic harmony

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Monochromatic

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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #402218;
  --c-earthy-2: #865439;
  --c-earthy-3: #C68B59;
  --c-earthy-4: #D7B19D;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Suntan (#D7B19D) as its lightest tone to Longan’s Kernel (#402218) as its darkest. It blends Longan’s Kernel, Chocolate Stain, Espresso Tonic and Suntan into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 2 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #402218 on #D7B19D at 7.3:1.

Grounded, natural tones — suits sustainability/organic brands, coffee shops, outdoor gear, and warm editorial typography.

Color breakdown

Longan’s Kernel #402218

RGB: rgb(64, 34, 24)
HSL: hsl(15, 45%, 17%)
Luminance: 0.023

Chocolate Stain #865439

RGB: rgb(134, 84, 57)
HSL: hsl(21, 40%, 37%)
Luminance: 0.117

Espresso Tonic #C68B59

RGB: rgb(198, 139, 89)
HSL: hsl(28, 49%, 56%)
Luminance: 0.312

Suntan #D7B19D

RGB: rgb(215, 177, 157)
HSL: hsl(21, 42%, 73%)
Luminance: 0.483

Contrast & accessibility

2 of 6 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #402218 on #D7B19D 7.30:1 AAA

Aa #402218 on #C68B59 4.96:1 AA

Aa #865439 on #D7B19D 3.19:1 AA Large

Aa #402218 on #865439 2.29:1 Fail

Aa #865439 on #C68B59 2.17:1 Fail

Aa #C68B59 on #D7B19D 1.47:1 Fail

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